Sunday Sunny Sunday

I’d like to take a moment to discuss the buzz I keeping hearing about 40 inches of snow we are supposed to get in March. Although I do maintain a certain level of respect for the Farmer’s Almanac, I do not recommend planning your weekend around its forecast. Naturally, I recommend planning your weekend around MY forecast. I’d say that the odds of us getting 40” of new snow in March are pretty slim. I’ll remind you that even though recent tectonic activity apparently shook the Earth so much that we have been set off our axis, making our days something like 0.00001 seconds shorter, the days are still getting longer. We will therefore be seeing more and more sunshine in the daytime. As our calendar moves closer to Spring Equinox (March 20th), the sun moves into a better position for providing more and more radiational heat. This is a good thing for all you folks preparing to set up a picket line outside my apartment window in protest of more snow! Bottom line: We’re sure to see a few more snow flurries add up to a few lousy inches of snow, but no 40”.
Getting down to brass tax, a few lingering snow flurries will be limited to our mountainous areas Thursday. The rest of WV can expect mostly cloudy skies with a high in the mid 30s Thursday. High pressure will build quickly into our area Friday, sweeping any lingering moisture out of our hair. So skies will be mostly sunny and temps will reach low 40s. With nary a cloud in sight, Friday night will be one of the coldest nights in a while. Look for temps Friday night to reach the mid teens in most areas. Like I said, more sunshine on Saturday will help temps reach the mid 40s.
Sunday will once again be aptly named and temps will peak around 50. So consider this your warning. You may be asked to perform something similar to yard work, car washing or other ritualistic Spring-related activity. Spend a few moments NOW thinking of reasons you can’t do those things. You have to make sure your canoe still floats after the heavy snow…you have scurvy…you forgot what a campfire looks like (I’m using that one!). You can thank me later. Whatever you do, be sure to enjoy this weekend. Clouds will begin to move in on Monday. More precipitation will arrive Monday night, continuing through Tuesday, ending sometime Thursday. Have a nice weekend & Happy Trails!